AP PhotoBrandon Graham sacking West Virginia QB Jarrett Brown in the Senior BowlIt was a great day for a couple college kids from The Great Lakes State on Saturday at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama.

Michigan defensive stud Brandon Graham was the star for the North Team, wreaking havoc on the South Team's offense and earning the biggest honor of the game.

January 30, MLive: Michigan defensive lineman Brandon Graham had two sacks and a forced fumble and was chosen the game’s Most Valuable Player. The South committed six turnovers.

“It shows that I’m going to go hard 100 percent of the time all day and whoever gets me is going to love me,” Graham said.

The North's offense leaned heavily on Central Michigan quarterback Dan LeFevour in the second half, and they weren't disappointed.

January 30, MLive: Central Michigan University quarterback Dan LeFevour was named the North’s Most Outstanding Player, leading his team to a 31-13 win over the South in Saturday’s Senior Bowl.

He completed half of his 10 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown and added a 1-yard touchdown run on a sneak.

You would think with that kind of impact from a couple of our local gridiron heroes that ESPN's coverage of the game on Sportscenter would contain a healthy chunk of Wolverine and Chippewa love.

Instead we got a Gator.

All the coverage during practice this week focused on Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, and rightly so. It was his presence that had more people paying attention to the game this year than in the past with all the speculation about whether or not Tebow could improve his status for the NFL Draft.

I had hoped however that once the game itself was played on Saturday that ESPN would have their discussion about Tebow's mediocre performance, then show us the players that actually played well in the game. Apparently I gave the folks at The Worldwide Leader in Sports too much credit.

Sportscenter's piece on the Senior Bowl was about Tebow, the whole Tebow, and nothing but the Tebow. Actually that's not fair. They did show one play for Southern California running back Stafon Johnson who carried the ball for the first time since a near-fatal throat injury while lifting weights back in September.

So apparently you have to nearly die to get ESPN to notice you if you're not Tim Tebow.

Call me a homer if you want, but if two of our local guys are going to be so impressive on the football field that they both earn honors, then they should at least get mentioned over a guy who had 54 total yards and fumbled the ball twice.

I for one will be happy come April when both Graham and LeFevour get drafted before Tebow. Maybe they'll get some publicity then.